Word: soviets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hankow, China, in order to attend the Episcopal Theological School. He is a former CRIMSON editor and has been connected with instruction work in Chinese schools during the past year. He spent the last summer, in Peking and Canton, the respective centers of the warring factions and returned through Soviet Russia to this country...
...policy No. 3. that Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg relied for his refusal of entry to the U. S. to Mme. Alexandra Kollontai, Soviet Russia's Minister to Mexico who intended a tour through this Republic on her way to Mexico City. Secretary Kellogg classified her as "actively associated with the International Communist subversive movement," and hence not a fitting alien to be admitted. Under the present immigration law, he was entirely within his powers. Nevertheless, upon his head were heaped the vituperations of many a liberal, not the least of whom was Senator William E. Borah...
Many a volume might be written on why this country has not recognized Soviet Russia; in fact, a whole history of U. S. foreign policy could be appended. Four fundamentals of U. S. precedent in recognizing foreign governments are: 1) The government desiring recognition must be in de facto control; 2) There must be apparent popular acquiescence of the de facto government; 3) It must "manifest a disposition" to fulfill its international obligations; 4) It must have secured its power by constitutional means. (Policy No, 4 is a quibble, since scarcely any existing governments have attained power without some sort...
...Boss" Stalin, officially Secretary General of the Communist Party, held back his annual report on internal conditions in Soviet Russia, and spoke in general terms of foreign affairs: "World Capitalism is still attempting: first, to encircle our country economically; second, to effect our political isolation through a concealed blockade; third, to take revenge for the assistance we have given to the British strikers* and the Chinese revolution originating at Canton...
...States is Mme. Alexandra Kollantay, whose morals may be as pure as snow but whose politics are not a accordance with those of the Republican administration. In spite of the fact that she does not propose to linger here being on her way to take up her duties as Soviet Minister to Mexico--Secretary Kellog has denied her admittance in accordance with his now well-known prerogative...